Month: December 2009

After the headlines Natalie McKinney from the Kokua Hawaii Foundation tell us about how they teamed up with Kanu Hawaii to Simplify the Holidays. Later, Todd Ogasawara and Emil Reyes from Oceanit will join us to wrap up the year with their latest mobile devices and tech gadgets.

After the headlines, Dan Leuck from Tech Hui join us with an update on the online community, and a new “Meta Contest.” Then Sam Gon from the Nature Conservancy will talk about using new technology to discover ancient farmlands in Hawaii.

After the headlines, Sandy Park from the High Tech Development Corporation will tell us about the 2009 Holiday Science and Tech Fair. Then, Chris Lee from the Academy for Creative Media, local film producer Heather Giugni and project manager David Rowntree will talk about the Henry Ku’ualoha Giugni Digital Archive Project.

After the headlines, David Julian tells us about his upcoming Pacific New Media workshop on Photoshop. Finally, David Watamull from Cardax Pharmaceuticals and Stefan Moisyadi from the UH Institute for Biogenesis Research will join us as we take a look at the biotech industry in Hawaii.

After the headlines, Song Choi from the UH College of Engineering and Elvis Grande from Farrington High School will tell us about the upcoming VEX Robotics competition. Then, Aaron Kaplan and Sherry Miyasato from the Virtual Reality Treatment Center will join us to talk about how VR Technologies are used to treat a variety of anxieties.

In the News:

Oceans absorbing carbon dioxide more slowly, scientist finds – The world’s oceans are absorbing less carbon dioxide, or CO2, a Yale geophysicist has found, after pooling data collected over the past 50 years. With the oceans currently absorbing over 40 percent of the CO2 emitted by human activity, this could quicken the pace of climate change, according to a study that appeared in last week’s issue of Geophysical Research Letters.

Wide heads give hammerheads exceptional stereo view – Hammerhead sharks are among the ocean’s most distinctive predators, but scientists have long debated why their heads are shaped the way they are. A new study published Friday concludes that their head shape greatly enhances the shark’s vision.

National Science Foundation grant to fund new telescope instrumentation – The University of Hawaii at Hilo’s Hoku Kea Telescope atop Mauna Kea has received a National Science Foundation grant to fund major research instrumentation, the university announced last week. Over $141,000 will be arriving courtesy the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act over a 3-year period, effective this past September.

After the headlines, Janie Archuleta will tell us about an upcoming class she is doing on Joomla. Then, Benny Ron and Sam Joseph from the Univ. of Hawaii will join us to talk about the aquaculture program at UH, and how the virtual reality environment of Second Life is enhancing the curriculum. For more information, visit AquacultureHub.org.